“I experienced a breath of freedom”

In this delightful audio, Mani Irani talks about the New Life. She starts with the story of Dr. Ghani’s willingness to come on the New life despite his lack of physical endurance. Ghani struggled to walk long distances and had to use a walking stick until Baba exercised His compassion. Mani goes on to talk about the depth of the New Life and experiencing the freedom that Baba talked about within the bindings.

Audio; 08:33
Meherazad, India, October 3rd, 1991
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
For the transcript of this audio, please click here
Uploaded 10/11/2024

“As long you want to become a saint, you will never be a saint”

In this conversation between Eruch Jessawala and a pilgrim at Meherazad, we learn about the art of selflessness by not dwelling on ourselves. Eruch answers practical questions about being natural, brooding over our miseries, and how in the depth of all of this to bring our attention back to Baba.

Audio; 10:15
Meherazad, India, February, 1975
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
For the full transcript, please click here
Uploaded 10/4/2024

“It is a cleansing process”

Delia De Leon was one of Baba’s close, early women disciples. She first met Meher Baba in 1931. In this short audio, Delia talks about the lessons she learned around Baba. From the cleansing process that Baba uses with His lovers by bringing things to consciousness, to putting them in situations they need to work on, He does it all and helps along the way.

Audio; 09:42
Washington, DC, 1978
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
For the transcript of this audio, please click here
Uploaded: 9/20/2024

“The Avatar is the Joker”

In this audio, Bal Natu talks about playing cards with Meher Baba. On several occasions, he played the game La Risque that Baba loved so much. While it is entertaining to hear about Baba playing cards, everything that the Avatar does has a deeper meaning. Bal shares Baba’s explanations of the spiritual path through the deck of cards and how each card represents the characters on the path.

Audio; 05:14
Meherazad, India, August 24th, 1980
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded 9/13/2024

Baba’s Kitty – A True Friend

In this very intimate and sweet video, we see Kitty Davy over the years with close friends in Myrtle Beach. This video commemorates her birthday and ends with the celebration of her hundredth birthday. Beyond all, it gives us a glimpse into her loving friendship and the impact she had on everyone she met.

Video, 12:34
Courtesy of Sheriar Foundation
Uploaded 8/30/2024

“His Fragrance is at His tomb”

In this short audio, Eruch Jessawala is asked about the importance of Baba’s tomb. In his ever eloquent style, Eruch weaves beautiful words on a string of love to display the power of the places where Baba spent most of His time. He shares the meaning of His fragrance, and why we need to come back to renew our association with His presence and physical form. He also mentions Meher Center as such a place.

Audio; 13:42
Meherazad, India, August, 1980
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks

Uploaded: 8/23/24

A Blind Woman sees Baba

In this story narrated by Eruch Jessawala, we hear about an old, poor woman from Aragaon village who was blind from birth. All she ever longed for was to see Baba until she heard one day that He had dropped His body. She begged people to bring her to the tomb but no one ever did, until Baba appeared outside her hut as she called out to Him!

Audio; 11:17
Meherazad, India, September 22nd, 1972
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded 6/20/2024

Discipline and Love

In this powerful audio, Adi K. Irani speaks about discipleship and love with Meher Baba. Through a small incident, Adi was taught by Baba to follow orders and obey Him despite the fact that Baba was so free and natural with His disciples. He then talks about a period when Baba trained them meticulously to be disciplined and truthful in following Him wholeheartedly.

Audio; 11:05
USA, May, 1980
Courtesy of Mandalihall.org
For full transcript, click here
Uploaded 6/14/2024

“Baba looked so beautiful”

Mehera Irani was Baba’s closest female disciple, and an unparalleled example of how to truly love Him. In honor of the anniversary of Mehera’s passing on May 20th, we invite you to watch this beautiful video of Mehera sharing stories of her life with Baba on the porch at Meherazad.

Video; 1:08:51
Meherazad, India, 1971
Courtesy of The Avatar Meher Baba Center Southern California -US – Archives
Uploaded 5/17/2024

“He was the answer for everything I didn’t know I’d been searching for”

Rano Gayley first met Baba in 1933, and spent the rest of her life in His service as a member of His mandali. In this special recording from Meher Center in 1970, Rano speaks to a group for the first time about her life with Baba. She begins her talk by sharing about her initial meeting with Meher Baba, a moment that changed the course of her life forever. To listen to the full talk, click the link below.

Audio, 13:23
Meher Spiritual Center, Myrtle Beach, July 11th 1970
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Full talk: Click here, and find NC-072
Uploaded 5/10/2024